OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2023-32 maps key output, consumption and trade trends
06/07/2023
Water management takes centre stage at 43rd session of the FAO Conference
05/07/2023
The best ways of tackling the problem of water scarcity and shortages, as well as frequent, widespread and catastrophic floods, issues that affect more than 5 billion people worldwide, took centre stage at the 43rd session of the FAO Ministerial Conference this week with a series of high-level...
QU Dongyu of China re-elected FAO Director-General
02/07/2023
QU Dongyu was today re-elected to a second term as Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
In ballot by FAO member countries, Qu received a total of 168 out of 182 votes deposited.
Nominated by China, Qu was the only candidate ...
FAO Conference to elect Director-General for four-year term
30/06/2023
The 43rd session of the FAO Conference (July 1-7) begins this Saturday at the Organization’s headquarters in Rome and will oversee the election of the Director-General of t...
FAO and partner agencies tasked with leading $115 million Clean and Healthy Oceans Program
29/06/2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), along with four partner agencies, has been tasked with leading the Clean and Healthy Oceans Integrated P...
Small Island Developing States, Least Developed Countries and Landlocked Developing Countries issue call for action to accelerate agrifood systems transformation and collectively build resilience
29/06/2023
Ministers, Vice-Ministers and other high-level representatives from dozens of countries most vulnerable to global crises and shocks have issued a call for action to boost the transformation of agrifood systems to make them more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainabl...
Global Environment Facility approves 26 FAO-led projects to transform agrifood systems into solutions for environmental challenges
27/06/2023
Building on growing momentum to tackle environmental problems by addressing the ways in which our food and fiber are produced, the Global Environment Facility has approved 26 projects led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
“To achieve the
The return of El Niño – are we ready?
27/06/2023
The alarm bells are sounding – according to the United States National Weather Service, El Niño has returned. While the world gears up for what it will bring this year, Southern Africa is still reeling from the impact of devastating cyclones, storms, torrential rains, and flash floods of the p...
Ukraine: FAO and WFP join forces to clear agricultural land from remnants of the war and help farmers resume production
22/06/2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have launched a joint programme in collaboration with mine action partner Fondation Suisse de Déminage (FSD) to support smallholder farmers and rural families most affected by the war.
FAO set to support implementation of landmark treaty for conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity on high seas
21/06/2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has w...
Sudan: acute food insecurity sparked by the ongoing crisis is set to escalate in coming months
19/06/2023
The current crisis in Sudan has worsened an already dire food insecurit...
G20 Agriculture Ministers: "Agrifood systems must be part of the solution to the biodiversity and climate crises," FAO Director-General says
16/06/2023
Agrifood systems must be part of the solution to the loss of biodiversi...
Innovative technology can help curb child labour in agriculture
12/06/2023
With agriculture accounting for the bulk of child labour globally and the numbers involved growing, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is stepping up its work with partners on eliminating child labour in key sectors including cocoa, cotton, coffee. The latest ini...
World Oceans Day must be Humans Day: FAO Fisheries chief
08/06/2023
The ocean is key to global food security, the livelihoods of over 600 m...
Food Safety: FAO launches comprehensive and practical toolbox
06/06/2023
FAO Food Price Index declines in May
02/06/2023
South-South and Triangular Cooperation: a driving force for global agricultural development and the transformation of agrifood systems
02/06/2023
Against a backdrop of rising food insecurity and malnutrition, in great part driven by conflict, extreme weather events, and economic downturns and slowdowns, the transformation of our agrifood systems has never been more urgent. FAO believes that South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) ...
Haiti: Nearly half of the population is facing acute hunger
29/05/2023
According to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (...
Increasing risk of hunger set to spread in hotspot areas as the Sudan crisis spills over into subregion and el Niño looms - warns new UN report
29/05/2023
Acute food insecurity is set to potentially increase in magnitude and s...